User manual SONY ST-RAV1020

[. . . ] And don't place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. Don't throw away the battery with general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical waste. ­ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ­ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. [. . . ] This mode is ideal for watching science-fiction or action movies with lots of sound effects. x C. ST. EX C (Cinema Studio EX C) Reproduces the acoustics of a rectangular concert hall. x JAZZ (Jazz Club) Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club. Enjoying Surround Sound x CONCERT (Live Concert) Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is ideal for watching musicals or classic films where music is featured in the soundtrack. About Cinema Studio EX Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live concert To turn the surround effect off Press A. F. D. AUTO" or press 2CH. Tips Cinema Studio EX consists of the following three elements. · Virtual Multi Dimension Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of actual surround speakers. · Screen Depth Matching In a movie theater, sound seems to come from inside the image reflected on the movie screen. This element creates the same sensation in your listening room by shifting the sound of the front speakers "into" the screen. · Cinema Studio Reverberation Reproduces the reverberations peculiar to a movie theater. Cinema Studio EX is the integrated mode which operates these elements simultaneously. Notes · The receiver lets you apply the last selected sound field to a program source whenever it is selected (Sound Field Link). For example, if you listen to CD with "JAZZ" as the sound field, change to a different program source, then return to CD, "JAZZ" will be applied again. · You can identify the encoding format of DVD software, etc. ­ : Dolby Digital discs : Dolby Surround encoded ­ programs ­ : DTS Digital Surround encoded programs · When sound signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz are input, the sound signals are output in stereo automatically, and the sound field is turned off. · The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal. setting you want. Customizing sound fields By adjusting the surround parameters and the tone characteristics of the front speakers, you can customize the sound fields to suit your particular listening situation. Once you customize a sound field, the changes are stored in the memory indefinitely. You can change a customized sound field any time by making new adjustments to the parameters. See the tables on back page for the parameters available in each sound field. 4 Press MENU + or MENU ­ to select the The setting is entered automatically. Initial settings Parameter L R Initial setting BAL. L/R XX* BALANCE 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB OFF STD CTR XXX dB* SUR. L. XXX * (STR-DE595 only) The parameters can be adjusted separately for MULTI CH IN. continued 27GB Customizing sound field (continued) Adjusting the tone parameters The TONE menu contains parameters that let you adjust the tone of the front speakers for optimum sound. The settings are applied to all sound fields. Front balance ( L R BAL. L/R XX) Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers. Center level (CTR XXX dB) Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker. Surround left level (SUR. L. XXX dB) 1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound. Lets you adjust the level of the surround left speaker. Surround right level (SUR. R. XXX dB) 2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select " TONE ". 3 Press MENU Lets you adjust the level of the surround right speaker. Sub woofer level (S. W. XXX dB) or MENU to select the parameter you want to adjust. [. . . ] Inputs (Digital) DVD (Coaxial) Sensitivity: ­ Impedance: 75 ohms S/N: 100 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF) Sensitivity: ­ Impedance: ­ S/N: 100 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF) CD/SACD (Optical) (STR-DE595 only), VIDEO 2 (Optical) 45GB Specifications (continued) AM tuner section Tuning range Models of area code U, CA With 10-kHz tuning scale: 530 ­ 1710 kHz6) With 9-kHz tuning scale: 531 ­ 1710 kHz6) Models of area code E2/E3 With 10-kHz tuning scale: 530 ­ 1610 kHz6) With 9-kHz tuning scale: 531 ­ 1602 kHz6) Models of area code CEL, CEK, SP, CN, TW, KR, AU With 9-kHz tuning scale: 531 ­ 1602 kHz Models of area code AR, MX With 10-kHz tuning scale: 530 ­ 1610 kHz Antenna Loop antenna General Power requirements Area code Power requirements U, CA, MX CEL, CEK SP, AR, CN, KR E2/E3 TW AU 120 V AC, 60 Hz 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz 220 ­ 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz 120/220/240 V AC, 50/60 Hz 110 V AC, 50/60 Hz 240 V AC, 50Hz Power consumption Area code Power consumption U, MX CA STR-DE595: 210 W STR-DE595: 310 VA STR-DE495: 250 VA STR-DE595: 210 W STR-DE495: 180 W STR-DE595: 180 W STR-DE495: 180 W STR-DE595: 205 W STR-DE595: 210 W STR-DE495: 360 W Intermediate Frequency 450 kHz Usable sensitivity 50 dB/m (at 1, 000 kHz or 999 kHz) 54 dB (at 50 mV/m) 0. 5 % (50 mV/m, 400 Hz) CEL, CEK, KR, AU SP CN E2/E3, AR TW S/N Harmonic distortion Selectivity At 9 kHz: At 10 kHz: Power consumption (during standby mode) 0. 3 W 35 dB 40 dB Dimensions 430 × 145 × 298 mm (16 7/8 × 5 6/8 × 11 6/8 in. ) including projecting parts and controls 7. 5 kg (16 lb 9 oz) 7. 2 kg (15 lb 14 oz) 6) You can change the AM tuning scale to 9 kHz or 10 kHz. After tuning in any AM station, turn off the receiver. Hold down PRESET TUNING + and press ?/1. All preset stations will be erased when you change the tuning scale. [. . . ]